While the soybean market in Argentina remains quiet with no trades last week, there was demand for June at +$0.18N but no sellers. Today demand is at +$0.08N for May and +$0.15N for June, although offers are still lacking so far. In Brazil, it is beginning to calm down after some weeks with strong movement. Weather Argentina and the world are focusing on the country’s weather conditions for the upcoming days and hoping for rain. Agricultural areas did not receive any this past week and continued to dry out with the high temperatures that prevailed in the early part. However, those temperatures did drop slightly at the end of the week, fortunately, and slowed that drying somewhat.Due to the combination of drought south of Buenos Aires, hig...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
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